Melanie Martinez Age, Height, Boyfriend, Parents, Family, Ethnicity, Death

Melanie Martinez is a singer and songwriter based in the United States. She appeared on reality TV show The Voice in 2012 as she struggled to get herself known to the world and soon landed a record deal. She was soon signed to Atlantic Records and released her debut EP through the label. Of course, there’s more to know about how Melanie Martinez got to where she is today, and we’ll cover all the key details below.

Melanie Martinez Bio (Age Ethnicity)

Melanie Martinez was born on April 28, 1995 in Astoria, Queens. However, she grew up in Baldwin, New York. She is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent from her parents, but is ultimately American by birth. A young Melanie Martinez always dreamed of being a singer, and while attending Plaza Elementary School, she met a teacher named Mr. Nadien, who she credits with teaching singing. She also began writing poetry when she was still in kindergarten, and as she grew up she took up painting and photography.

She was an emotional child who often expressed her feelings through crying and fans will recognize the title character of her debut album Cry Baby which was inspired by those childhood ribs. From a young age she listened to artists like Brandy, Tupac, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and The Beatles. She taught herself to play guitar at the age of 14 using chord charts of the songs she liked, and her first song was created by adding one of her poems to the chord charts found online.

By 2012, she was a junior in high school and went for the MSG Varsity Talent Show but was knocked out in the second round. It was the same year that she would star in season three of The Voice. She elected to be coached by Adam Levine on the show and was eliminated by audience vote in the fifth week of the shows.

After leaving the show, Malanie Martinez began working on original material and independently released her debut single, Doll ‘s House , in 2014. Her video for the song was funded by fans through an Indiegogo page. The video has since been viewed over 100 million times. She was then signed to Atlantic Records in April 2014 and released her debut EP Dollhouse in May of the same year. The EP’s single Karussell received a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The album Scream Baby was released on August 14, 2015 and debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200. She had released the singles Pity Party and Sippy Cup prior to the album’s release and they had done well on various charts. In 2016, the singer released a commercial for a product called Cry Baby Perfume Milk, a perfume she said she had been thinking about releasing since she finished writing her album. In November of the same year, she released a second EP called Cry Babys Extra Clutter.

Melanie Martinez was accused of sexual assault and rape at the hands of a woman named Timothy Heller in 2017. The singer had once shared a friendship with the accuser and responded to the allegations with shock, sadness and a statement that everything they shared had been approved by Heller. Her song Piggyback releasing on Soundcloud after the heat of the allegations was seen as a response to the claim.

family – parents

Melanie Martinez was born to Murcy Martinez’s mother and Jose Martinez’s father. Her family came from the Dominican Republic and Peurto Rico. When their daughter was four years old, they moved to Long Island, New York with their family. They also nurtured their daughter’s up-and-coming talent by introducing her to a wide range of music from an early age.

Who is Melanie Martinez’s boyfriend?

Apparently, Melanie Martinez doesn’t date that many. She has been linked to a man, music producer Michael Keenan, since 2015. The two had started dating in mid-2015, but she didn’t confirm her relationship with him on Twitter until February 2016. Michael Keenan shares most of their relationship on his own Instagram.

Height

Melanie Martinez stands at 5 feet 2 inches, or 157 cm, and weighs 46 kg. She is not known to be particularly mindful about her food choices and has even stated that she hates vegetables, but she maintains an active lifestyle which seems to keep her fit.

Is Melanie Martinez’s Death Real?

In early 2018, Melanie Martinez searched Google might have a death date of April 4th, but the singer is very much alive. It turned out to be an unfortunate mix-up after a 3-year-old named Melanie Martinez was shot and killed and their identities got mixed up and switched.